EP 2682835 B1 20190904 - Environmental control systems and techniques for monitoring heat exchanger fouling
Title (en)
Environmental control systems and techniques for monitoring heat exchanger fouling
Title (de)
Klimaregelungssysteme und Verfahren zur Überwachung der Wärmetauscherverschmutzung
Title (fr)
Systèmes et techniques de contrôle environnemental destinés à surveiller un encrassement de l'échangeur de chaleur
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201261668399 P 20120705
- US 201313930568 A 20130628
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2682835A2] Environmental control systems and techniques for monitoring heat exchanger fouling are provided herein. In an embodiment, a technique for monitoring heat exchanger fouling includes providing a correlation of heat exchanger fouling to an operating variable. The correlation is programmed into a maintenance system that includes a processor that is adapted to receive data regarding the operating variable. The operating variable is chosen from inlet temperatures of input streams into the heat exchanger and outlet temperatures of output streams out of the heat exchanger, heat exchanger pressure drop, overall heat transfer coefficient value, speed of rotation of an air conditioning machine that includes the heat exchanger, and combinations thereof. Data regarding the operating variable is gathered via a sensor that is adapted to measure the operating variable. The measured operating variable is determined to correspond to excessive heat exchanger fouling in accordance with the correlation using the processor.
IPC 8 full level
B64D 13/00 (2006.01); F28F 27/00 (2006.01); G01N 17/00 (2006.01); G05B 23/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
F28F 27/00 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 17/008 (2013.01 - US); G05B 23/0221 (2013.01 - EP US); B64D 13/00 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2682835 A2 20140108; EP 2682835 A3 20140122; EP 2682835 B1 20190904; US 2014008035 A1 20140109; US 9689790 B2 20170627
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 13174813 A 20130702; US 201313930568 A 20130628